Department Profile

The department of Zoology was established in the year 1990. Since then it has developed its infrastructure
and academic aspect in the aid of the local distant students. Several research projects have been
undertaken by the faculties of the department for the benefit of not only students, research scholars but
rural people as well.

Presently Total area of Zoology department: More than 5000 sq.fts. (Approx.), with Two- Lecture halls
having learning aids, Two- General Laboratories, One central instrumentation facility, Three- Special
paper laboratories, One- Computer laboratory with networking facility, One- Departmental Library, One
Biodiversity Museum, one continuous flow aquarium house, Field Demonstration site for Aquaculture,
Vermitechnology and Sericulture.

Syllabus has been revised twice during last five years tenure (2010 and 2013) in order to make a blend
between classical and modern aspects of Zoology. Semester mode of teaching includes: Class teaching,
Laboratory Work, Project work, Field Study and Internal Assessment. Department is running with three
special papers:

Fishery

Ecology

Genetics & Molecular Biology

Student intake capacity: 47 per semester

To enrich the academic programs a number of eminent faculties and leading scientists from different
Universities and Research Institutes are involved as visiting Professor.

Research Activities of last five years

Research Projects completed: 6

Ongoing Research Projects: 4

Total Research Project’s Grants during last 5 years : 1.65 crores

Sponsoring Agencies: UGC, DST, DBT, WBPCB, PHED

Consultancy Projects : 4 (12,75,000/-)

Ph.D. Awarded : 26

Ph.D. Registered : 36

70 Research Papers have been published in peer reviewed journals in last 5 years

Instruments available in the department

Thermal cycler (PCR), Applied Biosystem

Spectrophotometer, Shimadzu

Gel Doc with attached computer, BioRad

Trinocular Microscope, Carl Zeiss

Trinocular Bright Field Microscope, Carl Zeiss

Water Quality Analyzer

Cold room (-4°C)

-20°C Freezer

Gel Electrophoresis Apparatus , BioRad & Cleaver Scientific

Water Distillation plant , Borosil

BOD Incubators

37°C Shaker Incubator

Collaborative approach of the Department

Since the Inception, the Department has developed a strong collaborative research efforts with
CMFRI –Cochin and CARI-PortBlair on Sundarban Mangrove Ecosystem Sponsored by ICAR,
NATP

Another International collaborative research projects with Centre for Woman Developmental
Studies, New Delhi on “Woman Empowerment and Rural Biotechnology” funded by UNIFEM
(UNDP) was completed.

Presently during the last 5 years, the department has produced a number of Ph.D, Consultancy
Projects and Research papers in collaboration with several National Institutes and Universities.
Some of them are listed below:

Academic and research services in the form of organizing workshops /Field Studies to disseminate
the standardized Rural Biotechnological Tools like:

Vermitechnology

Sericulture

Aquaculture

Research projects involving the marginalized local people of ‘Jangalmahal’, for the fruitful
execution, implementation and dissemination of knowledge and technology to grass root levels of
the society.